Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
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Leavenworth, Washington
This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.
Renslow, Washington
A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.
Washington
A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Boron, California
Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.
Crescent City, California
A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.
Otter Rock, Oregon
This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.
Nehalem, Oregon
Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Seaside, Oregon
Where Nor'easters go to die.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Helen, Washington
The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Helena, Montana
One home in the historic strip hides secret compartments and the ghostly songs of long-gone canaries.
Butte, Montana
A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.
Butte, Montana
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.